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Office
Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
2525 West End Avenue, Suite 725
Nashville, TN 37203Phone+1 615-322-9374- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Officer, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology, 1987 - 1989
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Child Neurology, 1986 - 1987
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1984 - 1986
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1984
- Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- MO State Medical License 1998 - 2025
- TN State Medical License 2016 - 2024
- GA State Medical License 1987 - 2021
- KY State Medical License 1995 - 1999
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Member Alpha Omega Alpha
Clinical Trials
- Bridging the Childhood Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Africa Start of enrollment: 2020 Jun 16
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Lives Lost to Inequities: Avertable Deaths From Neurologic Diseases in the Past Decade.Steven H Woolf, Derek A Chapman, Jong Hyung Lee, Karen C Johnston, Richard T Benson, Edwin Trevathan, Wally R Smith, Darrell J Gaskin> ;Neurology. 2023 Aug 15
- NINDS Health Equity Strategic Planning Process Overview, High-Level Recommendations, and Guide.Karen C Johnston, Edwin Trevathan> ;Neurology. 2023 Aug 15
- 31 citationsHydroxyurea for primary stroke prevention in children with sickle cell anaemia in Nigeria (SPRING): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial.Shehu U Abdullahi, Binta W Jibir, Halima Bello-Manga, Safiya Gambo, Hauwa Inuwa, Aliyu G Tijjani, Nura Idris, Aisha Galadanci, Mustapha S Hikima, Najibah Galadanci, Aw...> ;The Lancet. Haematology. 2022 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- Poor sleep quality associated with high risk of hypertension and elevated blood pressure in China: results from a large population-based studyLiu RQ, Qian Z, Trevathan E, Chang JJ, Zelicoff A, Hao YT, Lin S, Dong GH, Hypertension Research, 1/1/2016
- Ambient air pollution and preterm birth: a prospective birth cohort study in Wuhan, ChinaQian Z, Liang S, Yang S, Trevathan E, Huang Z, Yang R, Wang J, Hu K, Zhang Y, Vaughn M, Shen L, Wenjin L, Li P, Ward P, Yang L, Zhang W, Chen W, Dong G, Zheng T, Xu S,..., International J Hygiene and Environmental Health, 1/1/2016
- Obesity and overweight as Childhood Absence Epilepsy comorbidities and differential drug response modifiersArya R, Gillespie CW, Cnaan A, Devarajan M, Clark P, Shinnar S, Vinks AA, Mizuno K, Glauser TA; Trevathan E and Childhood Absence Epilepsy Group, Neurology, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Management of Lennox-Gastaut SyndromeTrevathan E, First Ibero-american Virtual Neurology Congress, 1/15/1998
- Diagnosis and Management of Partial Seizures in ChildrenTrevathan E, First Ibero-american Virtual Neurology Congress, 1/15/1998
Lectures
- Zika Virus and Congenital Brain Malformations1/1/2017
- Zika Virus for Child NeurologistsVancouver, Canada - 1/1/2016
- Infantile Spasms and Lennox-Gastaut SyndromeBoston, MA - 1/1/2003
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Other
- Epilepsy education needs assessment: The first phase of epilepsy program development in rural HondurasTrevathan E, Madrid A, Alvarez C, Myrick J, EPICADEC News
1/1/1997 - Saint Louis University’s Dr. Edwin Trevathan is Leading the Charge to Preserve Public Health – Local and GlobalTrevathan E, St. Louis Magazine
1/7./2012 - Managing an epidemic: Security implications of the Ebola outbreak. Interview with Edwin Trevathan, M.D., M.P.H.Trevathan E, Strife
King’s College, London - 1/19/2014 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
- New Appointments Bolster VUMC’s MissionsDecember 14th, 2017
- Trevathan Named Director for the Vanderbilt Institute for Global HealthNovember 20th, 2017
- VIGH Receives Federal Grants to Fight Kidney DiseaseOctober 12th, 2017
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Grant Support
- Childhood Status Epilepticus and Epilepsy Determinants of Outcome (SEED)National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Fogarty International Center, NIH2020–2025
- Bridging the Childhood Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Africa (BRIDGE)NINDS, NIH2019–2024
- Primary prevention of stroke in children with SCD in Sub-Saharan Africa IINational Institutes of Health2015–2020
- Bridging the Childhood Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Northern Nigeria (BRIDGE)National Institutes of Health2017–2019
Committees
- Member, NINDS/NIH Advisory Council 2019 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Monroe Carell Jr. Childrens HospitalNashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee
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